I still have not yet found the three new comic packs:
I need the following (I need a few mulptiples, but any of these would be fine as I don't even have one of each yet):
Mouse And Basso in Stormtrooper Disguise (just need 1)
Republic Commando And Super Battle Droid (need 4)
Lt. Jundland (Luke Skywalker) and Deena Shan (need 4)

I saw a Mouse and Basso twice this week, I'll check tomorrow because I'll be out that way again :thumbsup: If I find one I snag it and post you sometime Saturday evening.

figrin bran

02-29-2008, 11:05 PM

Why didn't you ask a week ago? :p I could've gotten 2 of the Luke/Deena packs for you.

Kidhuman

02-29-2008, 11:39 PM

Why didn't you ask a week ago? :p I could've gotten 2 of the Luke/Deena packs for you.

Agreed, I could have gotten all of them yesterday.

jedi master sal

03-01-2008, 02:33 AM

cripes! I wish I would have asked sooner then.

Well any help any of you can give will be greatly appreciated. Hold onto your receipts in case someone gets me the Mouse/Basso set first. I don't want any of you to be stuck with a set on a count of me.

I am looking for Kashyyyk troopers to if anyone can help.

Sorry, I know I'm asking quite a bit lately. My WM is going through a big renovation, so no new toys for awhile now. TRU has been pretty pathetic for toys in my area. Target JUST got some new stuff in. (EVO)

So I've been a bit dry on new stuff.
-Sal

Qui-Long Gone

03-02-2008, 09:40 PM

No luck today with your figs.....why was last week so hot for everyone else too?

Too many peg warmers this weekend...

Jedi_Kal-El

03-02-2008, 09:46 PM

I saw a few of them last week too Sal. I picked up a Mouse and Basso and left the rest. They're gone now, and I probably won't see them again for another month.

bobafrett

03-03-2008, 06:04 PM

We had several of these at Wal-Mart last week, we are down to just a couple, but I'll see if we have them in tomorrow for you.

mtriv73

03-03-2008, 06:20 PM

check TRU.com this week too. They have comic packs and basic figures buy 2 get one free (of course they were out of the new wave just now.)

jedi master sal

03-04-2008, 09:21 AM

Thanks again to all of you keeping a look out for me. I still haven't found these yet.

Now would be the perfect time to find them at TRU with the buy 2 get 1 free sale. This works even better for me (if they can be found), since I need multiples.

Again, your help is greatly appreciated.

-Sal

jedi master sal

03-05-2008, 09:17 AM

Well I hit a motherlode yesterday.

I snagged 3 of the Luke/Shan, 2 Commando/Super Battle Droid, and the 1 Mouse/Basso set I wanted.

So after this, I still need 2 Commando sets. (Once I got a look at the Shan, while I plan on getting a fourth one, I'll get her myself. The paint around the eyes is kind of bad and I'm a little picky when it comes to paint. So I won't ask anyone to help me get that last one.)

Again thanks to those who had already looked for me. Just 2 Commando sets to go and I'm caught up on this wave.

-Sal

El Chuxter

03-05-2008, 10:31 AM

You have a very funny definition of "not army building anymore."

jedi master sal

03-05-2008, 11:57 AM

You have a very funny definition of "not army building anymore."

As a repost from your questioning this in the March Hauls thread:

Well, I'm saving money in this respect, on average I bought 20 or 40 of a specific type of trooper. I've long maintained that the Kashyyyk trooper was going to be my last big army builder, so I don't count that one. Looking at what is out there though, I am saving money by not building big.

For example:
SA 501st (was planning on 40 before downsizing-got 10 and I'm done. So I save approx $210 on that figure alone).
EVO trooper (TFU) would have bought 20, now only getting 5. Saving approx $105.
Jump Trooper (TFU) would have bought 20, now only getting 5. Saving approx $105.

Anyway, take this example further:
Shadow Stormtrooper: Was going to get 10, only going to get 2 (saving $56)
Commander Neyo: was going to get 20, now will get only 6 (saving $98)
Covert Ops Clone Trooper: was going to get 5, now only 2 (saving $21)
Utapau Shadow Trooper: was going to get 5, now only 2 (saving $21)

So with those 5 I'm saving an additional $196. Add that to above and that's $616 saved.

Now that you know the fuller picture you can understand where I'm coming from when I say I'm saving. As I said above, I didn't count the Kashyyyk trooper in this because I knew I was going to army build that one.

Just to add a little to this, instead of the 20 or 40 I normally got, I've decided to keep myself to just 5 or 6. Essentially that cuts it down to a squad instead of a small company or platoon.

Considering I spent over $6K last year and now have cut my budget down to $3K, it IS a savings. Cutting down army building drastically helped. Not getting the animated figures is going to be another big help. My biggest hit this year will be the AT-TE and that I've already accounted for. So far this year I've only spent approx $350 on SW stuff (and that's total for Jan AND Feb). That is well below my average of $500 a month (at that rate I would have spent $1000 instead of only $350). It may not make sense to some, but it does to me. I'm already seeing a return on my savings from not buying toys. I was able to take my fiancee to a very nice dinner as a late Valentine's Day dinner. Much more expensive than I normally spend. This was totally attributed to me not buying as many toys.